The Nugget Newspaper // Vol. XLV No. 21 // 2022-05-25 by Nugget Newspaper

The Nugget Vol. XLV No. 21

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News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

STEAM Night brought art, fun to SMS By T. Lee Brown Correspondent

Students of Sisters Middle School (SMS) and their families gathered Thursday evening for STEAM Night at the school. Student-made art was on display throughout the campus. Kids enjoyed activities involving STEAM subjects, while parents sipped hot cups of Sisters Coffee and sometimes got hands-on, too. STEAM is a buzzword in education, like STEM before it. Fifth-grade student Annabelle Molesworth took a guess at what the acronym stands for. “Science, Technology, something, Art, and Math,” she said. “I don’t know what the E stands for.” The missing E word is for Engineering. A related activity involved using a tablet computer to move a robotic, lightup ball around the library; sometimes it escaped into the commons area. Fiddles and guitars rang out as kids played. At stopmotion animation stations, people moved little objects around and photographed them to make mini videos. Students had helped create giant “color-in” papers for folks to gather around and

Correspondent

The Urban Forestry Board (UFB) had to make some tough decisions at their May 9 meeting regarding removal of a number of large trees located on City property. A portion of East Cascade Avenue, east of the elementary school, will soon have a different look due to the removal of ponderosa pine trees on the north side of the street. Those trees have been over-pruned due to the Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) power lines that run right through them, creating a fire hazard if limbs fall on the lines. They continually need to be pruned to stay below the lines. Their removal is part of the City’s and CEC’s wildfire mitigation efforts. The trees are on City r i g h t - o f - w a y. C e n t r a l Electric will remove the

At an extravagant selfie station, 6thgrade student Parker Johnson takes center stage, with 5th-grader Brennan Johnson in the background. PHOTO BY KELLY JOHNSON

In the jailhouse now Correspondent

It seems a safe assumption that nobody wants to be in jail, even for an hour. That’s also true for the Deschutes County jail notwithstanding its modern, campus-like appearance. Jail is not prison, but for the AIC (Adults In Custody) the loss of freedom is at once sobering and lonely, and given to despair. But it’s not hopeless. At least that’s what Captain Michael Shults wants those housed in the jail he runs to believe. Shults, a 34-year law enforcement and corrections veteran, was recruited to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in December of 2017 after serving 30 years in the Multnomah County

Inside...

Forestry board urges tree removal By Sue Stafford

See STEAM on page 24

By Bill Bartlett

PRE-SORTED STANDARD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE PAID Sisters, OR Permit No. 15

(Portland) Sheriff’s Office. Shults and his management team sat for a lengthy interview with The Nugget that included a detailed tour of the medium security facility. No area was off limits, enabling us to see up close and personally what it’s like to be lodged in the jail built in 1994. In 2014 the jail was expanded by 144 beds with a total today of 452 adult (18 and older) men and women. There are two entrances to the jail, and they could not be more disparate. Visitors enter from the parking lot with no restrictions. Likewise, they walk right up to the front door and let themselves in. No getting buzzed in by a faceless camera, no metal detector or scowling guard. See JAIL on page 10

See TREES on page 20

Outlaws hit high note in competition By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Tyler Cranor, the Sisters School District’s band director, says that the current lineup of the Sisters High School Jazz Band is the “best–sounding band we’ve ever had.” That’s not just a proud teacher’s opinion — it’s backed by the judges at last weekend’s Oregon Music Education Association (OMEA) State Jazz Competition held at Mt. Hood Community College, where the Outlaws took first-place honors in the 4A division. “We got higher marks this year for the whole ensemble than we ever had,” said Cranor, who noted that the See JAZZ BAND on page 22

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The Sisters High School Jazz Band took first place in 4A in state competition last weekend.

Letters/Weather................ 2 Announcements................12 Sisters Country Birds........13 Fun & Games.................... 24 Classifieds..................28-30 Meetings........................... 3 Entertainment..................13 Love in Sisters..................15 Crossword . ......................27 Real Estate................. 30-32

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Letters to the Editor… The Nugget welcomes contributions from its readers, which must include the writer’s name, address, and phone number. Letters to the Editor is an open forum for the community and contains unsolicited opinions not necessarily shared by the Editor. The Nugget reserves the right to edit, omit, respond, or ask for a response to letters submitted to the Editor. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Unpublished items are not acknowledged or returned. The deadline for all letters is 10 a.m. Monday.

Choice and responsibility

To the Editor: To the women who march and yell, “It is my body and my choice,” where is your selfrespect and integrity? You also have the choice to use contraceptives and also say no rather than have an abortion. Where are the men and their self-respect and their integrity that get these women pregnant outside of marriage without any responsibility for their actions? We are all responsible for our own actions, and someday we will all stand before God and be judged, whether you believe that or not. Pat Farr

Choose life

To the Editor: After reading the letter submitted by Susan G. Cobb, I feel compelled to speak. Contrary to what she insinuates, the fight against abortion is not a fight that is waged solely by men against women, with the intent of taking away a woman’s right to make her own decisions. Rather it is a fight against the taking of a human life within the womb of the mother. It is a fight taken up by both men and women. Motherhood is actually cherished by most See LETTERS on page 31

Sisters Weather Forecast Wednesday

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May 26 • Cloudy

May 27 • AM Showers

May 28 • Showers

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May 29 • Showers

May 30 • Partly Cloudy

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Memorial Day Remember. Honor.

Putting out the welcome mat for wolves By Donna Harris D.V.M. Guest Columnist

Imagine hiking in the Metolius Basin, and suddenly in the distance you spot two canines romping, playing tag with a stick, and pouncing on each other like playful pups. Why are they running around loose without their owners? But wait... something is different about them. They have long legs, heavy bodies, and seem to weigh almost 100 pounds. Their hair coat resembles that of a malamute, but their tails do not curl up over their backs. Amazingly, you have witnessed a pair of wolves playing like dogs! They suddenly detect your presence and vanish in an instant. Wolves have finally returned to Central Oregon after disappearing almost 80 years ago. By the 1940s, decades of indiscriminate hunting, trapping, and poisoning had eliminated wolves from the lower 48. With their reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park and Idaho in 199596, wolves have dispersed to other states, including Oregon. Currently there are 21 known wolf packs in Oregon, with a wolf pack defined as four or more wolves traveling together in winter. Two dispersed wolves are now confirmed in Central Oregon’s Metolius Basin. The nearest known wolf pack is the White River Pack. Welcome back to Central Oregon! A wolf sighting is rare. Humans are their greatest predator, so they fear us. Males weigh an average of 100 pounds and females 80 pounds. Their average life span is only 2 to 5 years. The breeding pair, known as the alpha pair, will be the only ones of the pack to breed, as this social structure allows for the greatest chance of survival of the litter. Pack size ranges from five to eight individuals. Being highly adaptable, they can live from desert habitat to the Arctic. Being fiercely loyal to their family pack,

they defend their territory, sometimes to their deaths, from other packs. They possess tremendous stamina and are capable of breaking track through snow for 20 to 30 miles a day in search of food. Our U.S. Public Trust Doctrine declares that wildlife and natural resources belong to the public. The government is tasked with protecting these. This public ownership means that nature and wildlife should not be viewed as a commodity nor a dispensable “resource.” Wolves contribute positively to making an ecosystem healthy. However, some states, through legislative action, have disregarded this doctrine, allowing wolves to be killed by any means possible. Fragmentation of a pack through indiscriminate killing disrupts the pack’s social structure. In the short term, pack members that survive may only be immature, which impairs their hunting success of their natural prey of elk and deer. Having only immature wolves left to take down a 500- to 900-pound elk may be impossible. Instead they might gravitate to hunting livestock. In the long term, any lethal removal of the alpha breeding pair may cause disintegration of the pack’s hierarchy, allowing for multiple lower level wolves to breed, which can substantially increase litters of pups, requiring greater efforts to support all the extra mouths. Their focus again may turn to livestock. Indiscriminate killing bodes badly for the wolves, and for livestock owners. On a positive note, there are no cattle allotments in the Metolius Basin. Let us welcome the wolves back to their historic habitat and allow them to coexist with us so they can be a positive influence on Central Oregon’s landscape. Having the Endangered Species Act reinstated in February 2022, for gray wolves residing in Oregon, west of Highway 395, will offer more protections for our Central Oregon wolves.

Views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Editor or The Nugget Newspaper.

The Nugget will be open Memorial Day, Mon., May 30. All deadlines remain unchanged.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

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Bookstore marks

30 YEARS IN SISTERS

City snapshot — code work underway By Sue Stafford Correspondent

PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS

The staff at Paulina Springs Books is gearing up for a big weekend of celebration. By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Paulina Springs Books has been a community cornerstone in Sisters for the past three decades. The staff and its legion of customers and friends will celebrate those 30 years next weekend. The store will offer a sale with 30 percent off on most of its wares on Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29. On Saturday, there will be free Boone Dog Pizza from noon to 3 p.m. (as long as the slices last) and music from 1 to 3 p.m. by Beth Wood and Dennis McGregor. Even as the staff looks back on those three decades, they are making plans for a significant expansion that will enhance the independent bookseller’s presence in the community. Owner

Lane Jacobson reports that the shop will expand into the adjacent space occupied by Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop. The gallery, in turn, is moving into part of the space formerly occupied by the Ken Scott Gallery (see sidebar, page 19). “They’re getting a bigger, nicer space, and we’re getting that space (next door), so it’s a win-win for everybody,” Jacobson said. The space will house Paulina Springs’ broad selection of puzzles and games — and become a community space for people to relax and enjoy, as well as a venue for intimate events. Staffer Beth Wood, a poet and musician, will serve as the store’s event coordinator creating “robust local programing.” The expansion is expected to be complete in February

2023. The store will remain open throughout the process. The expansion is reflective of the ways that independent bookstores have created a niche for themselves as indispensible community hubs, as a way of navigating tectonic shifts in the publishing industry. Jacobson notes that bookstores now offer a variety of ways for customers to engage in “discovery, discussion, and exploration.” Puzzles and games have gained tremendously in popularity. “Rare is the bookstore that only sells books,” Jacobson said. “You basically have to be in a university town to pull that off. We were almost selling as many puzzles as we did books at the beginning of the pandemic (and) See PAULINA on page 19

• At City Hall, staff is busy working on a number of projects involving creating, streamlining, or updating master plans, memorandums of understanding, municipal codes, and development codes, all designed to help the City function more smoothly and in line with changing times. • Code Compliance Municipal Code updates are currently underway now that Code Compliance Officer (CCO) Jacob Smith has joined the City staff. He is busy drafting amendments to the Municipal Code related to the addition of

administrative infractions, to allow the CCO the ability to enforce the Municipal Code more efficiently for the community. He stressed that voluntary compliance with the code is the goal, without the use of any enforcement mechanism. • The Parks Master Plan update is underway, with consultants Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture and Planning conducting stakeholder interviews and inventorying current park properties, to be followed by community input, a needs assessment, goals, policies, and recommendations, capital See CITY on page 19

Voters say ‘yes’ to fire district Voters overwhelmingly approved a levy that will enhance staffing and coverage for the Cloverdale Fire District east of Sisters. Sixty-eight percent of voters in the District said “yes” to a 69 cents-per-$1,000 levy that will provide a sustainable level of 24/7 staffing by fire officers/EMTs. Fire Chief Thad Olsen told The Nugget that he is relieved that the measure passed by such a wide margin, after voters rejected a larger levy a year ago.

“It’s critical that we have this,” he said. The levy is expected to bring in an estimated $315,744 in 2022-23, which will pay for two additional officer- and EMT-qualified staff, as well as adding three firefighter student scholarships, bringing the District’s cadre of students to six. Three of those students could be housed at the District’s North Station, reducing response times to that sector of the See LEVY on page 30

SISTERS AREA MEETING CALENDAR Sisters Astronomy Club 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m., SPRD. 541-549-8846. Al-Anon Mon., noon. / Thurs., 10 a.m., Sisters Bridge Club Thursdays, 12:30 Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Heartwarmers (fleece blanketmakers) p.m. at Sisters Community Church. 541-610-7383. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Sisters City Email sistersbridge2021@gmail.com. Alcoholics Anonymous Thurs., 7 p.m., Hall. Materials provided. 541-408-8505. Sisters Caregiver Support Group 3rd Tues., 10:30 a.m., Sisters Episcopal Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Hero Quilters of Sisters Thursday, Church. 541-771-3258. / Sat., 8 a.m., Episcopal Church of the 1 to 4 p.m. 541-668-1755. Transfiguration / Mon., 5 p.m., Shepherd Sisters Cribbage Club Please call for Citizens4Community, Let’s Talk of the Hills Lutheran Church / Big Book details. 541-923-1632. 3rd Monday, 5:30 to 8 p.m. RSVP at study, Tues., noon, Shepherd of the citizens4community.com Sisters Habitat for Humanity Board Hills Lutheran Church / of Directors 4th Tuesday, 6 p.m. Military Parents of Sisters Meetings Gentlemen’s meeting, Wed., 7 a.m., Location information: 541-549-1193. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church / are held quarterly; please call for details. Sisters Kiwanis Thursdays, 541-388-9013. Sober Sisters Women’s meeting, Thurs., 7 to 8:30 a.m., Brand 33 Restaurant at noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Oregon Band of Brothers – Sisters Aspen Lakes. 541-410-2870. Church / Step & Tradition meeting, Fri., Chapter Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., noon, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Sisters Parent Teacher Community Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-549-6469. Church. 541-548-0440. SAGE (Senior Activities, Gatherings 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. at Sisters Central Oregon Fly Tyers Guild & Enrichment) Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. Saloon. 541-480-5994. Sisters Parkinson’s Support Group For Saturday meeting dates and to 4 p.m. at Sisters Park & Recreation 2nd Thurs.,1 p.m. Sisters Library. location, email: steelefly@msn.com. District. 541-549-2091. 541-668-6599 Central OR Spinners and Weavers Sisters Aglow Lighthouse Sisters Red Hats 1st Friday. Guild One Saturday per month, Jan. 4th Saturday, 10 a.m., meeting by Location information: 541-279-1977. thru Oct. For schedule: 541-639-3217. Zoom. 503-930-6158. Sisters Rotary 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, Sisters Area Photography Club Council on Aging of Central Oregon Noon, Aspen Lakes. 541-760-5645. 2nd Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., at Senior Lunch Tues., Wed., Thurs Sisters Trails Alliance Board every Sisters Community Church. 12:30-1 p.m. Sisters Community other month, 5 p.m. varies from 541-549-6157. Church. 541-480-1843. in-person to zoom meetings Contact East of the Cascades Quilt Guild 4th Sisters Area Woodworkers info@sisterstrails.org in advance for 1st Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (September-June), Stitchin’ meeting info. 541-231-1897. Post. All are welcome. 541-549-6061.

BOARDS, GROUPS, CLUBS

Go Fish Fishing Group 3rd Monday, 7 p.m. Sisters Community Church. All ages welcome. 541-771-2211.

Sisters Veterans Thursdays, noon, Takoda’s Restaurant. 541-903-1123. Three Sisters Irrigation District Board of Directors 1st Tuesday, 4 p.m., TSID Office. 541-549-8815. Three Sisters Lions Club 2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Spoons Restaurant. 541-419-1279. VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-903-1123. Weight Watchers Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, Sisters Community Church. 541-602-2654.

SCHOOLS Black Butte School Board of Directors 2nd Tuesday, 3:45 p.m., Black Butte School. 541-595-6203 Sisters School District Board of Directors One Wed. monthly, SSD Admin Bldg. See schedule online at www.ssd6.org. 541-549-8521 x5002.

CITY & PARKS Sisters City Council 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.

Sisters Park & Recreation District Board of Directors 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., SPRD bldg. 541-549-2091. Sisters Planning Commission 3rd Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Sisters City Hall. 541-549-6022.

FIRE & POLICE Black Butte Ranch Police Dept. Board of Directors Meets monthly. 541-595-2191 for time & date. Black Butte Ranch RFPD Board of Directors 4th Thursday, 9 a.m., Black Butte Ranch Fire Station. 541-595-2288. Cloverdale RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Wed., 5:30 p.m., 67433 Cloverdale Rd. 541-548-4815. cloverdalefire.com. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday, 5 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 541-549-0771. Sisters-Camp Sherman RFPD Drills Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sisters Fire Hall, 301 S. Elm St. 541-549-0771.

This listing is for regular Sisters Country meetings; email information to beth@nuggetnews.com

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Middle school track team flourishes County seeks applications for spay/neuter program

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

The Sisters Middle School track team wrapped up its season Tuesday, May 17, at the Mid-Major Championship held at Ward Rhoden Stadium in Prineville. In addition to the Outlaws, the meet included Elton Gregory, La Pine, Crook County, Obsidian, and Warm Springs Academy. Coaches Amber Tollerud, Bryn Singleton, and Jonathan Kelly managed the 65-member team, composed of grades six, seven, and eight, through some of the worst spring track weather in memory. Singleton said, “ Everyone stuck with it throughout all the really tough weather, which was impressive. We asked them to be open to trying new things, and everyone did that.” Singleton explained that while obviously encouraging kids to be competitive, one underlying goal is more foundational. “As coaches, our goal is that every kid is able to experience being on a team, and they will continue to participate in the years ahead.” The Outlaws held their own at the meet despite being one of the smaller schools competing. In fact the seventh- and eighth-grade girls squad finished second in the team standings, losing only to Crook County. Some of the top performances at the meet included high marks in the pole vault. Max Burks, Weston Dean, and Ian Landon all cleared seven feet to sweep the events on the eighth-grade boys’ side, while Kate Singleton cleared eight feet to take the top spot for girls. Althea Crabtree won the high jump (4 feet, 4 inches) and also cleared seven feet to place second among seventh-grade girls. Seventh-grader Audrey Corcoran produced a highschool-level long jump mark

Nursery IS OPEN!

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Some of the Outlaw girls experiencing the taste of earning medals. of 15 feet even, and eighthgrader Brooke Duey (14 feet, 10.75 inches) was right behind her as the pair went 1-2. Additionally, Corcoran finished second in the 100 meters in 13.68 seconds. Alli Fogarty picked up a second place in the discus (75 feet, 7 inches) and Josie Ryan ran a gutsy 1,500 in 6:02.92 to finish third. The eighth-grade team of Payten Adelt, Teagen Welsh, Norah Thorsett, and Kate Singleton finished third in the 4x200 relay in 2:14.49. In addition to the pole vaulters, Bauer Ellis had an outstanding meet among boys as he placed second in the 1,500 (5:06.38) and third in the 800 (2:32.46) and ran on the winning seventhgrade 4x200 meter relay with teammates Will McDonnell, T h o m a s H a m e r l y, a n d Spencer Davis (1:59.57). The eighth-grade boys’ team of Teegan Schwartz, Reid Woodson, Mason Dahl, and Nick Palmer finished second in the same event (1:53.18). Charlie Moen chucked the “aerojavelin” 113 feet to place second. Coach Kelly pointed out that in addition to the top performers, the team in general showed a lot of growth and enthusiasm.

“While coaching 65 middle schoolers through 14 different events at times can feel like herding cats, I’m really proud of what our athletes were able to accomplish this season,” he said. “I saw a lot of students who weren’t sure about participating in track-and-field grow into excited teammates who were eager to run faster, throw farther, or jump higher, as well as cheer on their other teammates to do the same.” Coach Tollerud concurred: “This year’s track team had a true sense of camaraderie through horrible weather and challenging workouts, and each of our 65 athletes ended the season with individual successes and a sense of accomplishment as a team.” Coach Singleton, who has been coaching with the program for five years, felt heartened that the number of middle school students on the team had rebounded so much following two years of pandemic and that the kids were ready to really work at improving. “It was so much fun to have so many kids participate in track this year,” she said. “They were not only an enjoyable group to coach and get to know, they were tough.”

TWO DAYS ONLY ~ DON’T MISS IT!

Antiques, Jewelry, Collectibles Saturday, May 28 • 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 29 • 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sisters Fire Hall at Elm & Washington

Stocked with baskets, planters, perennials & more!

243 N. Elm St., Sisters Open 10 am-4 pm Mon-Sat — CLOSED WED —

541-549-8198 WE DELIVER!

Proceeds from this SISTERS KIWANIS sale go to many local youth organizations, scholarships for students, awards to career-changing adults, and more.

Deschutes County is soliciting grant applications from local nonprofit organizations that provide or promote spay and neuter services. A total of $11,000 is available for multiple grant awards. Applications must be received by Wednesday, June 8, at 5 p.m. The County’s Dog License and Pet ID applications provide an opportunity for residents to make a voluntary donation to support spay and neuter services. These donations, which are periodically supplemented by additional funds authorized by the Board of County Commissioners, are offered to local non-profit organizations which provide spay and neuter services in Deschutes County for pets whose owners are unable to access or afford the procedure. Grant funds may also be used for educational or promotional programs focused on encouraging or expanding

spay and neuter procedures in Deschutes County. To be eligible for the program, applicants must be designated by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization, located in Deschutes County, and able to certify that grant proceeds will be used in support of Deschutes County residents. Applications will be evaluated based on several criteria, including organizational stability, connection to grant funding objectives, and ability to leverage the grant funds to access other financial support. Application forms are available to download from the County’s website at www. deschutes.org/grants. Applications must be submitted electronically by attaching the completed application form and attachments to an email addressed to laura. skundrick@deschutes.org.

Stitchin’ Post Gallery Presents…

“Friendship Throughout the Seasons” Featuring the Quilt Art of Kris Lang and Patti Stewart

Opening Reception May 27, 4 to 6 p.m. Sisters Fourth Fridayy Art Stroll

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

May artwalk invites visitors to Sisters galleries By Helen Schmidling Correspondent

Sisters Arts Association’s Fourth Friday Artwalk on May 27 features the best student work from Sisters High School, new artists to Sisters Country, and the return or some of your favorites. The galleries of Sisters are open and welcome browsers and serious art collectors. Hood Avenue Art this month has work by MixedMedia Painter Sandy Dutko, Enamels by Alisa Looney, and is introducing Artist Layne Cook. Born in Seattle and raised in Portland, Cook returned to Seattle to earn a BA in art from the University of Washington in 1969. That fall, she traveled to Europe to meet “old world” relatives before settling in Yakima, WA as a counselor for adolescent girls at a residential treatment center. It was there that she bought her first (of three) houses she remodeled on her own before marrying a general contractor in 1989,

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“Over the Shoulder” by Layne Cook at Hood Avenue Art Gallery.

and taking on three featured artist is John more home remodels. Runnels. He paints with She spent many workboth a palette knife and ing years as a kitchen a brush – large landdesigner in Bellevue, scapes depicting all seabefore she and her hussons. Wine and appeband quit their jobs tizers will be served and took a six-month between 4 and 7 p.m. driving trip around the The Campbell U.S. and Canada in a Gallery at Sisters Art VW Eurovan. It was Works is hosting Sisters during this time that High School’s AP she decided to pursue Portfolio Showcase and art and has successthe 2022 Scholastic Art fully placed work in Awards. This is a premany private collecsentation of work by tions, major hospitals, Advanced Placement hotels, and corporate (AP) students who institutions. have been pursuing a PHOTO PROVIDED “As an art student, sustained investigaI found my interest lay Last Eagle Keeper by Terrance Guardi at Raven tion and creative proin the applied arts, spe- Makes Gallery. cess in an area of their cifically textile printing choice. They research, and design,” Cook said. “I did Seasons,” a collection of plan, experiment, create and some painting, but was often quilts by Kris Lang and Patti revise throughout the process. at a loss for subject matter. Stewart. There will be works The AP artists are Sidney Now, some 45 years later, the by both artists as well as a col- Sillers, Lexie Miller, Marieke ideas flow faster than I can laborative piece. While Kris Jeffrey, Anya Shockley, implement them. I think that and Patti have different cre- Brynn Beaver, Bailey Knirk, my experience and broader ative styles, they appreciate and Ariya Grummer. The outlook as an older person and learn from each other. Scholastic Awards Artists are: Raven Makes Gallery Brooke Blakelock, Brooklyn have contributed to this creative energy. I’m fascinated continues to feature The Liddell, Anya Shockley, by all aspects of painting: the Homelands Collection, origi- Charlotte Seymour, Angelina power of a good composition, nal art by Indigenous artists Chistensen, Katie Ryan, Erik the role of light and shadows, on antique maps that once Ryan, Mary Lapray, Daisy the use of color, and the value showed their traditional home- Draper, Layla Hicks, Kaleb lands. This unique art form Woods, Lilly Sundstrom, of restraint using color.” The Clearwater Gallery combines the long established Dominc Martinez, Kiana will showcase work by practice of using pages from Mendoza, and Hollie Lewis. Mosaic Artist Mare Schelz. antique ledgers with contemLast, but certainly not She creates beautiful glass porary Native American Art. least, The Scratchboard Lady At Metals Jewelry Studio, — Jennifer Hartwig — will pieces that range from familBryan Brown creates one- be back at Sisters Gallery iar landscapes to abstract patof-a-kind custom jewelry, all & Frame Shop, along with terns, and often does so with made on site. Featured this clay artist Ann Grossnickle. a reclaimed window or door. month is a palladium and ster- To answer all who’ve asked, Each piece tells a story and ling silver wedding set with a “Where is Jennifer?” She has has a history to be shared. 14-karat white gold insert and been busy creating new work. Wine and light appetizers will blue diamonds. In addition, She will be demonstrating the be served from 4 to 6 p.m. to his custom work he offers intricate art of scratchboard. The Stitchin’ Post Fiber expert jewelry repair. Arts Gallery features Ann Grossnickle is headWi l d f l o w e r S t u d i o ’s ing south from her Canadian “Friendship Throughout the

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“Three Heads” by Araiya Grummer at the Campbell Gallery. home to her Central Oregon home with brand new, signature pieces. Selected pieces will be available at spring clearance prices. Sisters Cascade at 150 W. Cascade Ave., a supporting business, pays tribute to our four-footed friends this month as artist Sana Hayes shows her upcycled jewelry called “Licensed to Love.” These pieces are made from the tags of former shelter dogs. Proceeds from sales support Three Rivers Humane Society in Madras. Sisters Cascade will be open until 7 p.m., serving cookies and fudge samples. Sisters Arts Association happily celebrates the 30th Anniversary of a favorite hangout, Paulina Springs Books, on Saturday, May 28. Be sure to fill out a ticket for Quick Draw in each location that you visit. Thanks to generous underwriting from Coldwell Banker Bain of Sisters, two gift certificates, each worth $50, will be awarded at the conclusion of the Art Walk. The gift certificates may be redeemed at any of the galleries featured in the advertisement here. More information is available online at www.sisters artsassociation.org.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Outlaws compete at state track meet

Sisters set to mark Memorial Day Sisters will salute the fallen from America’s wars in a traditional commemoration event at the Village Green on Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. The annual event is hosted and presented by Sisters veterans’ organizations — VFW Post 8138 and American Legion Post 86. It will feature the laying of a wreath at the veterans’ memorial at the park, an ROTC honor guard placing the flags, bagpipe music, the playing of “Taps,” and acknowledgment of Sisters veterans who have passed in the last year. American Legion Commander Lance Trowbridge reports that this year’s keynote speech will be offered by 96-year-old Sylvester Van Oort, who served as a U.S. Army military policeman in Hawaii during World War II. The hosts will serve up hamburgers after the ceremony, inviting community members to gather together at the barbecue shelter at Village Green. Memorial Day observances have been an annual tradition in Sisters for more than 20 years. The original ceremonies were held at Camp Polk Cemetery until attendance outgrew capacity and the event was moved to the Village Green.

By Charlie Kanzig Correspondent

Memorial Day marks the advent of summer for many people, marked with barbecues, outdoor recreation and family gatherings on a three-day weekend. However, the holiday represents something more grave and solemn, paying tribute to those who have fallen in America’s wars. The tradition of memorial observances for the fallen came out of the tragedy of the American Civil War, where some 620,000 Americans were slain on battlefields or died of wounds and disease over four years of terrible conflict. Such observances were held in springtime in towns across America. In 1868, May 30 was designated by Northern war veterans as Decoration Day. Over the years, in the wake of World War I and World War II, Korea and Vietnam, observances came to honor the fallen of all wars, not just the Civil War. In 1971, Memorial Day became an official federal holiday, designated for the last Monday in May.

The return to Hayward Field for the first time since 2018 gave high school track-and-field athletes from across the state a look at the worldclass facility and a chance to experience the fabled magic of the place. “The kids were in awe when we walked on Thursday afternoon and saw the stadium for the first time,” said coach Dennis Dempsey. “It’s unbelievable.” Six members of the Sisters Outlaws team competed May 20-21 at the OSAA Track and Field Championships, with mixed results. The lone boys competitor for Sisters, Taine Martin, came into the meet on a high note having matched his best high jump mark ever at districts at six feet, but was not able to replicate the feat at state and bowed out after clearing 5 feet, 8 inches. “Taine is still a district champion even though things didn’t go as well as he would have liked, and he has given the team plenty to cheer about,” said Head Coach Cailen McNair.

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CORRECTION A celebration of the life of Ronald “Ronnie” Barton is planned for Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m. at the Barton residence, 8125 W. Hwy. 126, Redmond. His obituary in the April 5 edition of The Nugget listed an inaccurate address.

On Friday, Ella Bartlett came close to her best time on her way to 11th place (11:23.78) in a very talented field of 3,000-meter runners. Sophia Stubblefield of Phoenix High School won the race in 10:31.00 as nine girls dipped under the 11-minute barrier. Later that day, Hollie Lewis managed her season best in the long jump with a mark of 15 feet, 9.75 inches to earn a spot on the podium in seventh place. Elizabeth Grandle of Molalla soared to the win with a leap of 17 feet, 3.5 inches. On Saturday, Gracie Vohs started the day for the Outlaws in the pole vault and finished fifth with a clearance of nine feet. Anna Wilson of Cascade was the only girl to clear 10 feet to take the top spot, which was the lowest winning height in recent memory. Vohs and Lewis teamed up with Ila Reid and Nevaeh McAfee in a loaded 4x400meter race to conclude the meet. League rivals Philomath (4:03.64) and Cascade (4:07.63) took the top two spots, and Vohs overcame the anchor runner from

Henley to put the Outlaws in fifth place in 4:14.06. “For our 4x400 team to place fifth after not even being in the top 10 two weeks ago is something for those girls to be proud of,” said McNair. McNair called the weekend a memorable experience for his athletes and the coaching staff. “We quietly absorbed the atmosphere and the fact this was our last performance of the year as we walked into Hayward Field,” he said. Athletes posed for pictures and joked with each other, and we found old friends amongst the competition. The best part is the kids bonded as a team and represented SHS in a positive manner.” Philomath scored in eleven of the seventeen events on its way to the girls’ team title with 87 points, well ahead of the other three trophy winners Marist Catholic (69), Cascade (57), and North Valley (44). Sisters scored a total of 10 points. The Marshfield boys won the 4A boys team title with 57 points, edging Henley (52), while Siuslaw (45) and Mazama (43) rounded out the top four.

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Snowmobile prodigy climbing in racing sport By Cody Rheault Correspondent

Marcus Boyd is at the beginning of what he and his parents hope to be a career in professional snowmobile racing. The 16-year-old high school junior has chosen a unique career path, managing to make a name for himself in the highly competitive yet little-known sport of snowmobile hill climb racing this winter season. Boyd attributes this passion to his childhood experiences. He started riding snowmobiles at age eight. An old Arctic Cat snowmobile, heavy and slow, would be the first sled of many that would propel him to where he is today. The sport was a family event. He’d race his father up slopes and wonder if there was such a thing as professional racing. He combed the Internet and found videos of professional snowmobile hill climb racing — a subculture of winter sports reserved for the few with a thirst for speed and the need to push man and machine. Marcus says in that moment he knew he had to try. Over the years the sleds got better and he became faster. “He kept growing and getting better,” Casey Boyd, Marcus’ mother said. “He’s really good at mechanically tweaking them for performance.” Marcus made a notebook with tuning specifications with necessary adjustments to improve an already factory-tuned racing machine for elevation and terrain. This progress caught the eye of Wil Burgess, an Oregonbased snowmobile racer. He encouraged Marcus to give racing a try. Marcus took the advice and in April 2021, on the slopes of Sula, Montana, he had the chance to do just that. His sled was new to him and the event overwhelming. “It was tough not knowing the people or the industry,” Boyd said. “But I was excited, and nervous.” He watched as experienced competitors carved up the slopes above him. Being his first race, the stats weren’t stellar, but anything they lacked was made up for with a new-found drive. “I knew that’s what I wanted to do,” Boyd said. In the 2021-2022 winter season, his pursuit into the sport was total. Casey says it became a family arrangement to do whatever it took to make the races happen. “We fully committed to all-in racing this year,” she said. “This is an expensive thing and we needed to know if this was something he really wanted to do.”

He raced at five events, in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. Marcus competed at each event in the amateur category, a proving ground for upcoming talent. Competitive snowmobile hill climb racing is a timed event where individual riders compete with turns, jumps, technical terrain, and ultimately the pull gravity. “It’s like slalom in reverse; you’re going up,” Casey said. In a race against the clock, every millisecond counts; finish times determine your qualifying status to the next round and ultimately your trajectory in the career. “Despite podium placement, it’s about beating yourself each time. He’s able to compete with himself and that’s what we push him to do. He’s constantly doing that,” Casey said. No event of the season stands out to Marcus like his fifth and last at Antler Basin in Grandy, Colorado, the premiere event for the season. Against 35 fellow competitors in the amateur class, he qualified — a finish in the top 12 — in all five races and took

the podium in third place in one. On his second run of the day, he hit a jump at 65 mph, catching big air. Although the height and distance wasn’t recorded, Marcus said, “it was high and far. Terrifying and fun.” Casey watched from the sidelines as previous racers caught big air too. Some sustained serious injuries from botched landings. But if the crowd’s reaction to Marcus’ flight was any unit of measure, Casey said, “it was probably the most air anyone caught that day.” Despite being new to race culture, Marcus managed to lead a pack of experienced competitors. The majority have raced from young ages, Casey said. For Marcus to qualify among them was a testament to his talent, and those racing statistics will benefit him next year as he attempts to make semipro status. But he’ll need podium finishes at major events. Marcus has a mission: “My goal is to progress and get to pro,” he said. A That’s an effort he says could be accomplished in the next two years. On his

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Marcus Boyd catches big air in snowmobile competition. journey to pro, his parents will continue to play a vital role. Casey, owner of Landmark Fine Goods, is the primary sponsor and takes the motherly role. His dad, an active duty police officer, makes every effort to make each event with snowmobile trailers in tow — a commitment that cost them 16,000 miles this season alone. Sisters Moto is also a sponsor and Marcus has applied for ambassadorship with Skidoo, with hopes to pick up an

apparel sponsor such as Klim as well. For now, in the off-season, Marcus is focused on playing baseball and completing his junior year of high school. Splitting his focus between a budding competitive career and school is a dichotomy he admits is a struggle. But for the road ahead, he hopes to race professionally someday, spending his winters competing around the country, and working as a welder in the off seasons.

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Festival presents summer concerts Student artist honored for patriotic work Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) will offer a run of summer concerts with five outstanding concerts held at Sisters Art Works. The first show is Thursday, July 7 with MarchFourth, a “kaleidoscope of music and visual energy that inspires dancing and celebration.” That show will be followed by An Evening with Rising Appalachia on Thursday, July 21, and An Evening with Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) on Saturday, July 30. Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius will perform Friday, August 5, and the final performance will be with Memphis soulrockers Southern Avenue joined by Jontavious Willis, presented by Sisters Rhythm & Brews and SFF on Thursday, August 11. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, May 18, at 10 a.m. at www.sistersfolkfest ival.org. July 7 – MarchFourth: This larger-than-life ensemble of 15 musicians and acrobats tours the country year-round, bringing a spirit of celebration wherever they go. The colorful explosion of brassy funk, rock, and jazz from the group delivers a performance full of swagger, fun, and a healthy dose of New Orleans magic. Attendees of the July 7 concert can expect to hear captivating grooves from their fourth studio album, “Magic Number,” released in September 2016. Bend-based band Company Grand will open the show. July 21 - Rising Appalachia: Group-members and sisters, Leah and Chloe Smith, grew up absorbing the rich hip-hop culture in Atlanta and simultaneously traveling with their family to fiddle camps all across the Southeast. Years later, the sisters formed a musical partnership and realized that performing could be just one component of a greater overall vision – one that includes advocating for social justice, racial justice, environmental justice, and Indigenous rights. July 30 — Watchhouse: Formerly known as Mandolin Orange, married duo Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have undergone a reinvention as a band with a new name, Watchhouse, and a new sound with subtly experimental folk-rock. The new moniker is inspired by Marlin’s place of childhood solace and comes with the realization that their former name never quite fit with the music they made. Since their conception in 2009, the duo became known as the new flag bearers of the contemporary folk world, sweetly

singing soft songs about the hardest parts of our lives. Their first release under their new identity serves as an inspired search for personal and political goodness, with tracks offering welcome lessons about what any of us might become when the night begins to break. “We’re different people than when we started this band,” Marlin said, reflecting on all these shifts. “We’re setting new intentions, taking control of this thing again.” August 5 — Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius: Hailing f r o m W h e e l i n g , We s t Virginia, two-time Grammy Award winner Tim O’Brien has toured the world and delighted audiences since 1975 with his warm vocals, string wizardry, and heartfelt original songs. His 2021 album, “He Walked On,” maps a pathway through today’s world partly inspired by our explosive national reckoning with racial prejudice and violence. In duet with his wife, Jan Fabricius, on mandolin and vocals, attendees of the August 5 performance can expect rootsy acoustic instrumentation and sweet harmony singing, interspersed with O’Brien’s trademark self-deprecating humor. Central Oregon artist Pete Kartsounes will open the show. August 11 — Southern Avenue: Memphis-based blues and soul band, Southern Avenue, operates from a distinctively international vantage point, producing a wideranging collection of music

predominantly co-written by Israeli-born guitarist Ori Naftaly and powerhouse lead vocalist Tierinii Jackson. With their latest project, the group explores bold new ideas of what it means to be a blues band in the modern world. Packed with soul power and jam band liberation, gospel, blues, and righteous R&B, they have crafted their own timeless brand of American music. They are joined by the Grammy-nominated, 24-year old multi-instrumentalist, Jontavious Willis. His latest album, “Spectacular Class,” features dynamic vocals and impressive fingerpicking, flat-picking, and slide prowess, earning him the nickname, “Wonderboy” from blues legend Taj Mahal. Concerts will be exclusively held at the Sisters Art Works venue at 204 W. Adams Ave. in Sisters. Doors open at 6 p.m. with shows starting at 7 p.m. Additional band and ticket information is on the SFF website (www. s i s t e r s f o l k f e s t i v a l . o rg ) . These are general admission, all ages shows. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Oliver Lemon’s food pop-up will be on site and SFF’s bar will be serving beer, cider, wine, and nonalcoholic offerings. Bring low-back festival chairs or blankets. Only service animals are permitted in the venue. Follow @SistersFolkFestival on Instagram and Facebook for updates and additional information.

VFW Post 8138, Sisters, presented the VFW Patriotic Arts Award to Alexandra (Lexie) Miller at the Sisters High School art classroom on Wednesday, May 18. Miller received a check in the amount of $400 for her first-place entry, which was

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Jail from the inside out By Bill Bartlett Correspondent

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The DCSO Jail staff is focused on keeping people from returning to their facility.

JAIL: County facility is responsibility of sheriff’s office Continued from page 1

It’s as if you are walking into a library or medical office. Carpeted, upholstered furnishings, warm lighting. You are immediately greeted by one of two smiling civilians upon whom Shults heaps praise. “These are as important as anybody who works here,” Shults said. “Imagine what it’s like to come visit a loved one, never thinking in their entire life they’d be here.” This is part of the hope package. Family members have to believe, too, that their relative can recover from the ordeal, “that it is a stop on the way, not the end of the line,” Shults adds. No matter how it’s packaged, it’s distressing to enter the other door, the back door. That’s where reality bites. It’s hard, concrete, and steel-hard. The booking, finger printing, mug shot, body scan is more or less as you see on TV or in the movies. The process is the same for all, from the repeat DUI offender to the habitual shoplifter, to the car thief, to the person who broke into your

home or worse. Everybody is equal in the jail. And that includes men and women who make up a disheartening share of the census. In Sisters, we greet our deputies on their bikes, on the street, in the parks, giving little thought that from time to time they are transporting an arrestee to the jail. Deputies have immense latitude, according to Shults, with numerous options, resorting to arrest, cuffing, and a ride to the jail only when all else fails. No matter how minor the offense, when the decision is made to arrest and transport, it’s going to be in cuffs and it only gets harder to absorb as one loses their freedom, however temporarily. A good percentage of arrestees will be released within hours or days. But they are now forever in the “system.” By law one cannot be in jail for more than 364 days. Longer, it’s prison. Shults has seen AICs housed for several years, serving consecutive 364-day sentences. Gone are the terms inmate or prisoner, words that stigmatize, and perpetuate behavior. It’s one of many small but potentially important touches, The Nugget observed. “It’s all the little things we

try to do to provide hope. We don’t want this to be a kennel,” Shults explained. It might be something as small as a new paint color on the wall to soften the mood. The strategy is a classic reward approach, believing that behavior can be modified by positive reinforcement. You earn your way out of Shults’ jail. It seemed counterintuitive to hear the managers talk about how they want their AICs out of the jail, not in it. There are numerous programs to help an AIC get back on the street with new life skills that offer hope they won’t return. There’s the obvious — AA and NA. Anger management is usually mandated, but in some cases the team gets voluntary enrollment. And parenting classes. The jail has an active chaplaincy team, who are front line in the hope department. There’s even yoga. Men often find it soothing, a way to reduce violent tendencies. Shults is willing to try most anything if he believes it’s for the benefit of those in his custody. “When you get here,” Shults schools, “you think your world has ended. Our main job is to help you understand that it hasn’t.”

St. Charles Bend has 226 beds. The Deschutes County adult jail, located next to the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office headquarters off Highway 20 at the west end of Bend, has 452. The juvenile corrections department has 16 beds. That helps put the size of county corrections into perspective. At the adult jail in April, 14,520 meals were prepared and served in the kitchen, mainly by adults in custody. A job in the kitchen is prized, not only as a means of reducing jail time or earning privileges but in learning skills for which a ready job market exists on the outside. The kitchen and laundry are woefully inadequate, built for the original configuration of 308 when the jail first opened its doors in 1994. When 144 beds were added in 2014, the kitchen and laundry did not expand commensurately. Likewise, the number of attorney-client meeting rooms did not expand. Jail is more than jailers. It’s health care staff, for example. People get sick in jail as they do at home, and many enter already mentally ill or addicted. Down the road is the Stabilization Center, a County unit focused on helping the mentally ill get the services and treatment they need. The jail is a routine feed to the Stabilization Center. “Sleeping it off” in jail still occurs, but not as portrayed in fiction. The County Jail serves as the defacto detox center. A high percentage of adults in

custody have habitual drug and alcohol addictions, with related charges. The jail is a 24/7/365 business. Each shift is led by a lieutenant and supported by two sergeants, in addition to the corrections staff and civilian support staff. Its budget is approaching $20 million, 40 percent of the DSCO total expenses. Adults in custody from Sisters make up a very small percentage of the jail’s population. Furthermore, the majority of intakes from Sisters are arrestees who live elsewhere, but who are apprehended passing through Sisters — especially in drug-related arrests. If you spend the night in Deschutes County jail, you have been booked. You have a record even if you are released to a friend or relative within hours. A big part of jailing is transporting those in custody – either to the courthouse for trials and proceedings or to prison. Many, if not most, arraignments or pretrial proceedings are now conducted by video between the courthouse and the jail. Nothing is wasted in jail if at all possible. There is considerable food waste, for example, from serving hundreds of meals a day. It is collected and turned into biofuel. The goal is to house those in custody in dormitory settings, 20 to a dorm, provided they do not pose a threat to others. If so, it’s a classic single cell. Men and women in custody are never in the presence of each other, strictly segregated even for meals.

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Outlaws compete in lacrosse cup By Rongi Yost Correspondent

The boys lacrosse squad finished their season with a game against Ida B. Wells at the Cascade Cup held in Portland on Thursday, May 19. The Cascade Cup is a second-tier playoff series for the 16 highest ranking teams that don’t make the championship playoffs. Sisters entered the Cascade Cup as the 11th seed and a 4-7 record, while Ida B. Wells was the sixth seed with a 4-11 record, which was based on a higher strength of schedule. The Outlaws were only able to bring 18 players from their roster of 26. The Outlaws got off to a good start and scored the first three goals of the game in quick succession, thanks to a goal each from Gus Patton, Cooper Merrill, and Adam Maddox-Castle. Wells took more shots at the goal, but their attempts were off target, which was a big benefit to the Outlaws. The Guardians scored once and at the end of the first quarter the Outlaws held a 3-1 advantage. Ida B. Wells found their range in the second quarter, went on a 4-0 run, and took a 5-3 lead. Three minutes

before the whistle sounded to end the half, Eli Johnson scored for the Outlaws, and then with a minute left Patton knocked one in to tie it up 5-5 at the half. Teams played even in the third quarter, with three goals each, and a score of 8-8. Sisters got goals from Merrill, Wyatt Maffey, and Ricky Huffman. In the final quarter the Guardians were able to outscore the Outlaws, in part because the Outlaws had too many penalties. Coach Paul Patton said, “Slashing and cross-checking fouls put our boys in the penalty box and gave them a man-up advantage, making it easier for them to score. In the end and throughout the game we had trouble keeping possession of the ball. We struggled to clear the ball to the other end of the field after defensive stops and then had some errant passes on the offensive end too.” The Outlaws had 36 turnovers in the contest, which limited their scoring opportunities and was a big reason the Guardians were able to get 55 shots on goal compared to the Outlaws’ 23. Patton noted that it was pretty amazing that the Outlaws were able to keep

the score so close considering that discrepancy. Outstanding play from Lex Jeffries was one of the reasons the game was so close. Lex is just a freshman and usually plays as the Outlaws’ JV goalie, but he stepped up and filled in when starting goalie Justin Blake got sick the day prior to the contest. Jeffries recorded 12 saves and only allowed 11 goals on 55 shots. Maffey also had a stellar game, and had to step into position as the Outlaws’ face-off guy. Patton told The Nugget he had a 50/50 success rate, which was great since he hadn’t played that spot all year. Maffey also led the team with 10 ground balls. Kyle Pilarski, the long stick middie, finished the game with six ground balls. Merrill got to start at attack as a freshman and put two in the net on just four attempts. Patton, a middie, was efficient on the offensive end as well and put in two goals on three shots. Patton said, “Despite the loss, it was quite an accomplishment for our team, especially our seniors, to get a postseason game and to play the game close.”

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

A N N O U N C E M E N T S FireFree Yard Debris Disposal Now is the time to clean up your yards, create defensible spaces around homes, and drop off that debris at FireFree collection sites for free. Northwest (Fryrear) Transfer Station near Sisters Saturday, May 21 – Saturday, June 4; Wednesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: FireFree.org. Building a Better Tomorrow Together The Baha’i Faith shares a vision of hope and invites all to join together to create vibrant communities. Join us Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Tollgate Rec. Hall, Tollgate Rd., Sisters. Email shaunarocha@gmail.com or call 541-647-9826 for more information. Notice of Election for Sisters City Council A general election will be held November 8, for three positions on the City Council. The first day to file for a City Council position is Wednesday, June 1, 2022. To be eligible one must be a current registered voter in the city of Sisters and must have a been a resident of the city for 12 months preceding the election. Election materials can be found on the city website at www.ci.sisters. or.us or picked up from the city recorder. For questions contact the city recorder at 541-323-5213 or by email at kprosser@ci.sisters.or.us or stop by the City Hall at 520 E. Cascade Ave. Volunteer for Three Sisters Historical Society Are you interested in Sisters Area history? Do you enjoy meeting new people? Three Sisters Historical Society is looking for volunteers to greet visitors to our Sisters Museum at 151 N. Spruce St. Open hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays. Volunteer shifts are three hours in mornings or afternoons. Two volunteers scheduled per shift. No previous Sisters history knowledge required. Other volunteers needed for walking tour guides and helping with events. For an application or more information call 541-549-1403, email tshsvolunteers@gmail.com, or stop by Museum. Wolf Author Event Meet Rosanne Parry, author of best-seller “A Wolf Called Wander,” and hear a wolfbased myth from storyteller Susan Strauss, at Paulina Springs Books. Q&A and book signing to follow. All ages welcome! June 11th at 4 p.m.. More information at wolfwelcomecommittee@ gmail.com or 541-645-0688. Sisters Quilts in the Garden 25th Anniversary Tour Thursday, July 7. Tickets on sale now through the Garden Club website, www. sistersgardenclub.com. Limited number of tickets available. Info: 971-246-0404.

Annual St. Jude Ride Oregon Equestrian Trails presents their annual St. Jude Ride on Saturday, June 4, followed by a poker ride on Sunday, June 5. The St. Jude ride is a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital and is approximately 10 miles, first riders out at 9 a.m., until noon. The Poker Ride is a fundraiser for OET to help fund our mission of clearing and developing new trails for equestrians in Central Oregon, and is approximately 8 miles, first riders out at 10 a.m., until noon. Both rides are held at Sisters Cow Camp. Lunch available to purchase both days. For information call 541-8159398. Sisters High Desert Chorale Spring Concerts The Sisters High Desert Chorale will present two Spring concerts. “Sing On Sisters!” will be performed Friday night, June 3, at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday afternoon, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. Concerts will be at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. Admission is free. For more information call Connie Gunterman at 541-588-0362. Electric Bike Raffle Three Sisters Lions Club is having an electric-bike raffle. We are raffling a 2022 Giant Roam E + STA Electric Bike. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Deri’s Hair Salon, Davis Towing & Tire, and Spoons. Only 250 tickets will be sold! Drawing will be July 1, 2022. For more information contact Deri 541-419-1279 or Kathleen 541-410-6831. Must be 18 or older to purchase tickets. Free Weekly Meal Service Family Kitchen is hosting a weekly to-go hot meal service on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Sisters Community Church, 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. No reservations required. For more information visit www. FamilyKitchen.org. Camp Sunrise 2022 Hospice of Redmond presents a one-day grief camp Saturday, June 4, 2022 for children ages 7-14 at Cascade View Retreat Center in Powell Butte. Children will learn what grief is, how it makes us feel, healthy ways to cope with emotions, and how to begin healing. To register, call 541-548-7483 or go to www. hospiceofredmond.org/ camp-sunrise. Kiwanis Antiques, Jewelry, Collectables Sale Saturday, May 28, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 29, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sisters Fire Hall (Elm & Washington). Proceeds go to many local youth organizations, scholarships for students, awards to careerchanging adults, and more. Ladies Golf League, 18 holes At Aspen Lakes. Experience required. Call Debbie at 813818-7333 or the Pro Shop, 541549-4653, to sign up by noon the Monday before play.

Camp Polk Meadow Preserve & Cemetery Tours Continuing the celebration of National Historic Preservation Month, the Three Sisters Historical Society is excited to be collaborating with the Deschutes Land Trust on tours, combining both venues and sharing details of their history and perspectives on why they are relevant today. Wednesday, May 25; Tuesday, May 31. All are 1-3 p.m. Cost is free, but space is limited to 10 guests so reservations are necessary. Call Jan Hodgers at 541-788-0274. COCC AVANZA Come and celebrate with COCC Avanza students the development of their mobile exhibition! This has been an ongoing process highlighting the cultural history of various people about their unique experiences in forming their identity as Latinos in Central Oregon. Held at the Sisters Public Library, Monday, June 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more info email cbissofetzer@cocc.edu. Together for Children After two years of not being able to meet, Together For Children will hold play labs at SPRD, every Wednesday morning through June 15, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The cost of the program is $10 per visit. Register online at www.togetherfor-children.org. Open to all families with children from 18 months to five years old. Join the fun and learn the value of playing with your youngster.

Weekly Food Pantry The Wellhouse Church will have a weekly food pantry on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. (222 N. Trinity Way) Both drivethrough pick-up and shoppingstyle distribution are available. 541-549-4184 for information. Invitation We have a believers’ meeting in our home on Sunday evenings at 5 p.m., for those who know and love the Lord Jesus Christ. All are welcome. Call Richard at 541-410-2462. Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival Registration is open for the 10th annual Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival in Sisters, June 2-5. To register go to www.ecaudubon. org/dean-hale-woodpeckerfestival or email DHWF2022@ gmail.com. Hearth Festival Caldera Arts invites the community to join us for the first annual Hearth Festival on June 10-12. Hearth Festival is a joyous return to shared space and experiences, celebration, playfulness, and community. Join us on Saturday, June 11, for an open gathering of community, meditative engagement with the land, and a shared visit with the beautiful Blue Lake. For info go to calderaarts.org. American Legion and VFW Meeting will be held Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 p.m. at The Hangar, 15211 W. McKinney Butte Rd. Members invited to attend. For more information call Lance Trowbridge, 541-903-1123.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE There will be a celebration party in memory of Glen Whitman on June 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the home of Lorena Bliven at 16946 Varco Rd. There will be a live band, food, drinks, and a fun time. We welcome his friends to come and join us. No need to respond, just come if you can. Please bring a lawn chair.

Mosaic Medical Mobile Community Clinic The Mobile Community Clinic will be coming to the Family Kitchen feeding site at Sisters Community Church. The Mobile Clinic provides health care for acute and chronic problems for those who are houseless, or anyone in need. For more information, contact Elaine Knobbs at 541-383-3005.

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SISTERS-AREA CHURCHES Chapel in the Pines Camp Sherman • 541-549-9971 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church (ELCA) 386 N. Fir Street • 541-549-5831 10 a.m. Sunday Worship www.shepherdofthehillslutheranchurch.com St. Edward the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 123 Trinity Way • 541-549-9391 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 9 a.m. Sunday Mass • 8 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 452 Trinity Way • Branch President, 541-420-5670; 10 a.m. Sunday Sacrament Meeting Calvary Church (NW Baptist Convention) 484 W. Washington St., Ste. C & D • 541-588-6288 10 a.m. Sunday Worship • www.ccsisters.org Seventh-Day Adventist Church 386 N. Fir St. • 541-595-6770, 541-306-8303 11 a.m. Saturday Worship

Baha’i Faith Currently Zoom meetings: devotions, course trainings, informational firesides. Local contact Shauna Rocha 541647-9826 • www.bahai.org or www.bahai.us Wellhouse Church 442 Trinity Way • 541-549-4184 https://wellhousechurch.churchcenter.com 10 a.m. Sunday Worship The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 68825 Brooks Camp Rd. • 541-549-7087 8:30 a.m. Ecumenical Sunday Worship 10:15 a.m. Episcopal Sunday Worship www.episcopalsisters.com Sisters Church of the Nazarene 67130 Harrington Loop Rd. • 541-389-8960 www.sistersnaz.org • info@sistersnaz.org 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Sisters Community Church (Nondenominational) 1300 W. McKenzie Hwy. • 541-549-1201 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship www.sisterschurch.com • info@sisterschurch.com

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Sisters Country birds By Douglas Beall Correspondent

The American Dipper [Cinclus mexicanus] or Water Ouzel is found singing and bobbing on fastmoving streams throughout the western U.S. Searching for aquatic insects and small fish, the Dipper dives and sometimes swims under water while overturning rocks to find their food. They have white upper eyelids that protect their eyes and that also may help in blinking communication while on the loud rushing rivers. The female chooses a nest site that is above flood stage and then, with the male Dipper, constructs a nest with an outer layer of

mostly moss is lined with leaves, grass, and bark. Four to five white eggs are incubated for 14-17 days and a 24-day nesting period is begun. On the Metolius River, every bridge has a Dipper nest under or close by. A low metabolic rate and blood that has a capacity to carry increased oxygen levels enable the Dipper to survive the cold winter waters. Their melodic songs echo along the streams and rivers and increase in frequency during the late winter to spring breeding season. A group of Dippers is called a “ladel” of Dippers. For more American Dipper images visit http://abirds ingsbecauseithasasong.com/ recent-journeys.

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Latino cultural exhibit to visit Sisters A cultural exhibit on forming a Latino identity in Central Oregon will be featured at Sisters Library on Monday, June 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The free event is open to the community. Students in a Central Oregon Community College AVANZA course developed a mobile Cultural History Exhibition, which is being presented at the Bend, Redmond, Prineville, and Madras COCC Campus. “We want to end the series of events by including our Sisters community, therefore we are presenting this cultural event in Sisters,” said Dr. Claudia Bisso-Fetzer, Latinx college preparation program coordinator at Central Oregon Community College. “We welcome Sisters community to join and celebrate with us our COCC AVANZA students for their work on making this exhibition possible. We are grateful for support from the High Desert Museum, our sponsor on this cultural project.”

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Entertainment & Events THURSDAY • MAY 26

The Suttle Lodge Live Music: Marisa Anderson 6 to 8 p.m. Fireside Show series. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets at www.TheSuttleLodge.com/Happenings.

The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Pete Kartsounes 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Food Cart Garden at Eurosports Trivia Night 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. Family-friendly trivia. Free. For additional information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471.

Deschutes County Fair & Expo Venardos Circus 7 p.m. Broadway-style, animal-free circus. For tickets or information see www.liveyourcircusdream.com. Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards Live Music: Bobby Lindstrom 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets at www.faithhopeandcharityevents.com.

FRIDAY • MAY 27

The Belfry Live Music: Hillstomp 7:30 p.m. Portland ‘s junkbox blues duo brings a refreshing & distinct brand of hill country blues stomp. Tickets at www.belfryevents.com. Downtown Sisters 4th Friday Artwalk 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Galleries and shops feature art and demonstrations. For additional information go to sistersartsassociation.org Paulina Springs Books Author Presentation with Les Joslin 6:30 p.m. The author will present from his book, “Three Sisters Wilderness.” For more info call 541-549-0866 or go to www.paulinasprings.com. Eurosports Food Cart Garden Car Show 5-7 p.m. bring your cool or vintage car for the free Friday car show. For more information call Eurosports at 541-549-2471. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. Deschutes County Fair & Expo Venardos Circus 7 p.m. Broadway-style, animal-free circus. For tickets or information see www.liveyourcircusdream.com. Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards Live Music: The Substitutes 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets at www.faithhopeandcharityevents.com.

SATURDAY • MAY 28

Three Creeks Brewing Summer Kickoff Party Live music by Got Whiskey, food trucks, yard games, bikes, and brews at Three Creeks Brewing Co. production brewery (265 E Barclay Dr. Sisters). All ages. Free entry. For more information see www.threecreeksbrewing.com/news/ summer-kickoff-party-2022. The Barn in Sisters Live Music: Anvil Blasters 6 to 8 p.m. Weather permitting. For more information find The Barn in Sisters on Facebook. Paulina Springs Books 30th Birthday Celebration 12-3 p.m. free Boone Dog Pizza while it lasts. 2-4 p.m. live music from Beth Wood and Dennis McGregor. For more info call 541-549-0866 or go to www.paulinasprings.com. Sisters Depot Live Music: Rudolph Korv 6 to 8:30 p.m. $5 cover. For more information go to www.sistersdepot.com. Hardtails Karaoke with KJ Mindy 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. For more information call 541-549-6114. Deschutes County Fair & Expo Venardos Circus 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. Broadway-style, animal-free circus. For tickets or information see www.liveyourcircusdream.com.

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Deschutes County Fair & Expo Venardos Circus 7 p.m. Broadway-style, animal-free circus. For tickets or information see www.liveyourcircusdream.com.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Glaciers shrinking in Sisters Country By Sue Stafford Correspondent

The glaciers located in the Three Sisters area of the Cascade Range have become a physical statement on our current climate, according to Anders Eskil Carlson, PhD, president of the Oregon Glaciers Institute in Corvallis. Carlson was one of the presenters during the Upper Deschutes Watershed C o u n c i l ’s Whychus Watershed Speaker Series this winter. His presentation dealt with the pending deglaciation of the Whychus Creek drainage, a subject of great importance to those who live in Sisters Country. A simple definition of a glacier is a body of ice, at least 100 feet thick, that slowly flows under its own weight, formed from compacted snow accumulating over years. They form in areas where the summer temperature is at freezing. In Oregon, there were 35 glaciers in the Cascades (13 in the Central Oregon Cascades) and one in the Wallowas (now gone). The smallest, southernmost glacier on Mt. Thielsen, Lathrop Glacier, has disappeared, after being in existence hundreds, maybe thousands of years. According to Portland State University professor Andrew Fountain, “Fifteen percent of the glaciers in

Oregon and Washington have disappeared since the 1950s and climate change is the dominating force in why that’s happened… by 2050 or 2060, Oregon will still have some glaciers but a lot of them will be gone.” Carlson predicted Lathrop could return but with a huge proviso: if humans stop contributing to climate change. “We could start cooling down again if we could reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. With a cooler climate, the rain would turn to snow and the snow would stick around long enough to form a glacier. It’s not a done deal yet. We could go back, and the glaciers could regrow,” he said. Here in Central Oregon, glaciers are on the decline. Broken Top had two glaciers that fed Tumalo Creek. One is now gone, and the other is not accumulating new snow. Carlson referred to it as “a glacier on hospice care.” Of the 13 glaciers that have fed the Whychus Creek watershed, only five are left and they are likely to follow the others if nothing changes. Already dead are Linn, Thayer, Prouty, and Clark. Others are no longer accumulating snow or are shrinking. “The ice cube is out of the freezer,” said Carlson. Eighty-five percent of Oregon’s water use is irrigation, according to Carlson.

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Glaciers that feed Whychus Creek’s watershed are disappearing. The mountains hold our water. Losing the glaciers means the loss of our cold-water source, which directly negatively impacts stream habitat, which translates to fish habitat. Warmer streams mean warmer forests, which mean increased fire risk. Less storage of water in the glaciers means less surface water and in the aquifer, which means less water for everyone, including agriculture. To explain what is happening, it is necessary to look at the changing climate. Most of the glaciers are no longer accumulating the snow year after year that is necessary to form the glacial ice. Since 2010, the +1.2 degrees C of global warming has moved the summer snowline in the mountains above the elevation of most of the glaciers.

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The summers are too warm, with the 2015 and 2021 heatwaves melting accumulated snow, removing any positive gains from prior cooler summers and/or snowier winters. In 1980, the carbon dioxide levels were 350 parts per million. They are now at 412 ppm. “Unless humans immediately cease to emit greenhouse gases and start to reduce the current level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere towards a sustainable target below 350 ppm, glaciers will soon cease to exist in Oregon,” said Carlson. In 1885, USGS geologist Joseph Diller, after whom one of the Three Sisters glaciers is named, said that Oregon’s Cascades were the most interesting field for glacial studies anywhere except Alaska. Carlson pointed to a major

problem being that we are in the 21st century, using 19th-century technology. He encouraged employing solar energy, which he claims would cover less land mass than the fossil fuel infrastructure. “Despite the incontrovertible evidence of global warming and its impact on glaciers, as of 2021 the State of Oregon still shows no interest in documenting or understanding the retreat of Oregon glaciers and their attendant consequences to the environment and water resources of the state,” Carlson said. The Oregon glacier maps currently in use are woefully out of date and not an accurate representation of the size or condition of the glaciers, according to Carlson. For more information, visit www.orglaciersinsti.org.

In a clearing, surrounded by the burnt remains of the B&B Complex fires,

Sheets

Dwight and Susan

have been hard at work. Longtime Oregon

residents, the Sheets left for college and careers in teaching throughout the Midwest and East Coast. They would return yearly to Sisters to ski on Hoodoo. And to this day, Susan continues to teach piano and voice lessons. But when life and an empty nest in 2015 forced them to consider their next direction, an opportunity presented itself in 2016 — the Santiam Pass Ski Lodge. The lodge was 83 years old and near total collapse when the Sheets decided to dedicate their life’s effort to see it restored. The couple have since juggled the responsibility, spearheading fundraising and the founding of the PHOTO AND STORY BY

Cody Rheault

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Friends of Santiam Pass Ski Lodge. In an effort to see the Lodge returned to its near-original 1940s condition, the Sheets continue to wrestle with supply-chain issues and rising costs. But underneath those issues they are passionate to see local his-

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Oregon leaders warn of difficult wildfire season PORTLAND (AP) — Oregon remains poised to see a potentially “challenging” wildfire season this summer, despite a wet and cool spring in much of western Oregon, one of the state’s top fire watchers said Monday. The rain and snow have helped to push back a fire season that threatened to start as early as this month, according to Mike Shaw, fire chief with the Oregon Department of Forestry. But he noted much of the precipitation on the coast and in the Willamette Valley hasn’t made it over the Cascade Mountains to central, southern, and eastern Oregon, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Expanding drought conditions there have set the stage for fires to spread rapidly later this summer, Shaw said. “This will likely translate to a very challenging fire season,” Shaw said at a news conference. “The fires that start in these regions will be very hard to suppress.” Gov. Kate Brown said climate change has added complexity to the state’s wildfire response. She has declared drought in 15 counties, the earliest Oregon has seen that level of water scarcity in recent history. The state is preparing with help from Senate Bill 762, which Brown signed into law last year. The bill provided for additional firefighting aircraft and money to hire more wildland firefighters. Crews are expected to be strategically placed around the state. The governor urged residents to sign up for emergency alerts through the state’s website, prepare a go-bag in case of evacuation orders, and work to prevent fires. “Most fires are human caused. Please be smart and be careful,“ Brown said.

LOVE

IN SISTERS Sabrina Robinson Columnist

Heather and Eric Yeoman

Heather was amid some major life transitions. New job, new city, recently single, and while riding the tide of new experiences, she signed up for Match.com. This was her first attempt at online dating and she wasn’t sure what to expect. When using a dating app, she recommends being honest and authentic: “Find out who you are and what you want, then find someone who is compatible with you.” The dating site was a success. Eric reached out and within a few phone calls it “clicked” for them. They had several similar interests, including financial independence and a love of family

and dogs. A few days later they planned to meet in person. Since they lived in different towns, they decided to meet at a no-frills bar, the Outpost, somewhere in the middle. “When he climbed out of his car…I knew,” Heather said. They talked all night, sipping soda water until last call. One year later, as Eric rummaged through his closet looking for items to donate, Heather was growing impatient. They had plans to meet up with his parents and were running behind. Eventually, Eric insisted on dropping off his clothes at the thrift store located in the opposite direction from their destination… but conveniently located next to the Outpost. Heather, still anxious about being late, decided she needed to help speed things along. She hopped out of the car to unload, and as she rounded the end of the car Eric bent down on one knee and proposed. A surprised Heather said “yes” in front of the spot of their very first date. They planned an intimate, elegant ceremony at San Francisco’s City Hall the following year — morning photos on the pier and brunch with family and friends — and splurged on a trip to Hawaii for their honeymoon. Soon after,

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Heather’s mom was diagnosed with ALS. Without hesitation, Eric and Heather sold their home and moved in to help care for her mom in her final year before passing. His selflessness to sell their home and care for family meant the world to Heather. One of the things she loves most about her husband is how “considerate he is without effort” and “how he always thinks of their relationship as us, as a team.” When it was time to start a new chapter and find a home, they looked to Bend, a town where they had always wanted to live. But after having trouble finding a house they loved, they took a side trip to Sisters and fell for the small town. A month before the pandemic and two weeks before their second son was due, they bought their home in Sisters. Seven years together and three children later, family is still extremely important to them. They wake up early to gather the kids and hike Black Butte or Three Creeks. They’ve joined community gardening and run clubs and

spend many days at local parks. And after a long day playing, they enjoy cooking at home as a family. In June, Heather and Eric celebrate five years of marriage. Honesty is at the core of their relationship, and they still focus on financial independence together. Heather encourages others to find someone who brings out the best in you, just like Eric does for her. “Get out there and find your person,” she recommends. Congratulations Heather and Eric on your upcoming anniversary! Do you have a great story to tell? We would love to hear it! Email Sabrina at sabrinaratliff@gmail.com.

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Congratulations, Sisters High School 2022 Scholarship Recipients! Sisters GRO wishes to thank all of the organizations & donors that made these scholarships possible! 68 scholarships gave out 121 individual awards to 60 students in the senior class who applied through Sisters GRO. $273,700 in scholarships was awarded.

Sean Alvarez

Frank Dale Memorial Scholarship

Olivia Thorson

SEA Faculty Scholarship Sisters GRO Pegasus Scholarship

Rachel Lilley

Stewart & Verle Weitzman Scholarship

Hope Beckwith

SHS Leadership by Example Scholarship Sisters Coffee Company Scholarship

Taylor Foley

Lindsay Scott

Richard Huffman

Sisters GRO Pegasus Scholarship

Jim Anderson Scholarship

Sisters Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Sage Rullman

Joshua Schiller

Gavin Christian

Bedouin / In Honor of Julie Gravley

Emma Lutz

Ponderosa Heating & Cooling Scholarship

Sisters GRO Pegasus Scholarship

Alessandra Wentworth SHS Leadership by Example Scholarship

Marieke Jeffrey

Daniel Jones

Sisters Schools Foundation Scholarship Sisters Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Hardtails Business Entrepreneurship Scholarship Taylor Family Scholarship

Our mission is ‘To help Sisters High School graduates achieve their educational aspirations, inspiring them to give back by becoming more.’

Michael B. Ilg Character Scholarship

Sydney Myhre

Elizabeth Danforth P.E.O. Chapter FS Scholarship

Hollie Lewis

Sisters Environmental/ Sustainability Careers Scholarship Sisters Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Amanda Griffiths

Jacob Washington

Chloe Wessel

Kailey Mannhalter

Sisters GRO Pegasus Scholarship

P.E.O. GH Scholarship

The Myers Family Scholarship

Lucas Ryan

Sidney Sillers

Brynn Beaver

Les & Lori Cooper Scholarship Fund

Erik Ryan

Ace Hardware — Sisters Scholarship

Haley Sannes

Taylor Family Scholarship Willitts Scholarship

Todd Sampson Memorial Aviation Scholarship

Ashton King

Maddie Symonds

Greta Davis

Breanna Bozarth-White

Sisters GRO Endowment for Dreams Les & Lori Cooper Sisters Folk Festival/ Scholarship Fund Americana Project — Bedouin / In Honor of Julie Gravley Performing Arts Scholarship Ace Hardware — Sisters Scholarship

Les & Lori Cooper OSEA – Carlos Valdez Scholarship Fund Memorial Scholarship Shibui/MacKintosh Scholarship Nugget Newspaper — Sisters Country Realtors Scholarship Student of the Year Scholarship Ace Hardware — Sisters Scholarship Dominic Fouts Scholar Athlete Award

Since 2008, Sisters GRO has helped to distribute over $1.7M in funds from local families, businesses, and organizations to further the education of Sisters High School graduates. Learn more at: www.SistersGRO.org • info@SistersGRO.org

Sisters Kiwanis Club Scholarship Green Ridge Physical Therapy Health and Wellness Scholarship Outlaw Booster Club Spirit Scholarship

Les & Lori Cooper Scholarship Fund

Anya Shockley

SOQS Arts & Design Enrichment Scholarship

Josie Berg

Sisters Rodeo Association Scholarship Claire Kanzig Memorial Cross-Country Scholarship

Wyatt Maffey

Jeremy Moyer Memorial Wrestler Scholarship George Shackelford Memorial Football Scholarship COCC Foundation – Merit Scholarship

Jared Miller

Sisters GRO Pegasus Scholarship

Jaxon Barry

Shelby Sager

Sisters Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Kaleb Briggs

Sisters Rodeo Association Scholarship

SHS Leadership by Example Scholarship

Elijah Johnson

Makenzie Shelswell-White

Ravenna Miller

Carson Brown

Frank Dale Memorial Scholarship Three Sisters Lions Club Scholarship

Outlaw STEM Scholarship Sisters Community Church Scholarship Sisters Kiwanis Club Scholarship

Oscar Rhett

Les & Lori Cooper Scholarship Fund Willitts Scholarship Sisters Folk Festival/ Americana Project — Performing Arts Scholarship Jim Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Sisters Schools Foundation Scholarship

KLM Scholarship COCC Foundation – Merit Scholarship Jim Gentry Memorial Scholarship

Alexandra Miller

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CONGRATULATIONS

Greta Davis

SISTERS HIGH SCHOOL 2021-2022 STUDENT OF THE YEAR! PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK

Greta Is a team player in all parts of p pl her he h e life. She is such an amazing asset a ffor SHS. fo — Rand Runco

Greta G Gr eta Da eta et D Davis’ vis’ vi s’ llaser-like ase as er lik ike e se serves, erv rves es powerful hitting, and big presence at the net makes her an impact player for the Outlaws volleyball squad. But Greta’s impact goes well beyond the hardwood. She’s student body president, and committed to bringing the Sisters High School community together, especially in the wake of 2020’s COVIDdisrupted year. “We’ve been able to do a lot so far, and [we] see those classes coming together and more spirit come about,” she said. She’s also strong in the classroom. “I work hard and definitely make school my priority,” she said. Right now, her favorite academic class is AP Government with Mrs. Greaney. “She likes to pile on the work,” Davis said with a smile. “But it’s all for a good cause.” Davis is an intern with the ECoS program, leading eighth graders in outdoor activities and environmental science. She plans on attending Sacramento State in California, where she will play volleyball.

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I do not think tthat I have ever met student that cares a st more about making Sisters High School a better place. Every day I see Greta caring for herself, for her teammates, for her fellow classmates, and for her school. She is a daily inspiration. — Tyler Cranor Greta Davis is not just an outstanding Outlaw, but she is also an outstanding human being. Not only does she excel both in the classroom and on the court, but she goes out of her way to make every single person feel welcome and valued here at SHS. I have watched Greta challenge herself academically and athletically, while constantly supporting and uplifting those around her. She has had an incredible positive impact on our school and our community, and I can’t wait to see her go out into the world and continue to radiate optimism and kindness. She embodies the best of what it means to be an Outlaw. Congratulations, Greta! — Gail Greaney I appreciate Greta’s work ethic, her commitment to giving her best and to getting better. I also appreciate her willingness to jump in and help when

needed and with a total can-do spirit. What I most love about her is the way she thinks and cares deeply. I think of Brené Brown’s idea of “strong back, soft front, wild heart,” and Greta fits that picture. I know who she is will make a difference in the world for so much good. — Jami Lyn Weber Greta has such a kind heart and positive attitude. She always has time for others and is always willing to help. These are just a few of the many reasons why Greta is an amazing person! — Rick Kroytz Congratulations, Greta! This is a well-earned award, and it represents how she has embraced the high school community for the past three years. She approaches experiences with kindness and a gracious manner while simultaneously standing strong in her values. She shines as an athlete, a student, and a leader. We are so lucky she will be with us for the rest of this year! — Rima Givot Greta is an exemplary human being. She is a courageous and responsible student, a generous friend, and a leader in our school. She gives her very best to whatever she chooses to do. I feel so fortunate to get to be one of her teachers. She makes me feel motivated every day to be my best. Thank you, Greta! — Dan O’Neill

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CITY: Public outreach events are planned for parks project

PAULINA: Bookstore has become a regional destination

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improvement plan, documentation and adoption, and determining how to pay for additions/improvements. The review of the project is being guided by a Project Management Team (PMT) that consists of: Sisters Park and Recreation Executive Director Jennifer Holland; City Parks Advisory Board member Emily Curtis; City Manager Cory Misley; Community Development Director Scott Woodford; Public Works Director Paul Bertagna; and Public Works Project Manager for Parks Master Plan Update Troy Rayburn. In addition, the City Parks Advisory Board is involved in the update. The first two public outreach events are planned, which will include pop-up tabling events soliciting public community input. Sisters Farmers Market on Sunday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. will be the site of the first event. Sisters Folk Festival local community concert (free event) at Fir Street Park on Saturday, June 25, from 6 to 9 p.m. will be the second. For more information, visit the project site: Parks Master Plan Update on the City website. • A public hearing was held at the May 5 City Council meeting and ordinance 522 was approved to establish setback requirements from Cascade Avenue and Whychus Creek for temporary uses (126 feet from Cascade Avenue and 30 feet from Whychus Creek on both sides of the creek from the top of the bank). • Electric vehicle charging stations (Level 2) have been installed in the first four spaces at the west end of the City Hall parking lot. • Finance Director Joe O’Neill reported that the City is currently in a strong financial position with one month left in the fiscal year which ends on June 30, 2022. Income from property taxes has come in higher than expected. System D e v e l o p m e n t C h a rg e s (SDC) have exceeded the anticipated amount, already at 127 percent of budget. The Transient Lodging Tax (TLT), which was budgeted for $750,000 for the year, was at $785,000 in March and projected to reach $1 million by fiscal year end. • The first two phases of the Sisters Woodlands project are underway, with lots of heavy equipment visible, putting in streets and preparing the site for construction.

we’re sort of living in a golden age in the board game industry. Anything that’s not on a screen… Having something that’s tactile and not on a screen is such a boon.” Paulina Springs currently employs eight people. Sue Tank has been a stalwart there for almost the entire 30 years of the store’s existence, starting six months after its Memorial Day 1992 opening. She had just moved to Sisters. “I thought, ‘OK, I’m new here. This would probably be a good way to meet people,’” Tank recalled. “Originally, I was still doing wildlife research, and they allowed me time off in the summer to do that… Being a lifelong lover and reader of books, it was just a natural fit, I think.” Tank takes great pleasure in serving customers that she’s known for 30 years. “Now their kids are grown and they’re bringing in their kids as well — passing down

the wonderful tradition of reading with families,” she said. Paulina Springs is a destination for many people who have visited Sisters annually for many years. The business was founded by Diane Campbell and Dick Sandvik, knowing that they were entering a tiny market with a highly seasonal economy. Sandvik noted that a diverse set of employees with wideranging reading tastes helped establish the store’s identity, and made it a place where people returned over and

over again, from all points of the compass. “It was a really happy time in our lives,” Sandvik recalled of their 11-year tenure. “In terms of going to work, that’s probably the most enjoyable work we’ve ever done… We’re pleased we did it, and we’re glad it’s still here.” Brad Smith took ownership of the bookstore in 2003, and extended and expanded its legacy until his death from cancer in 2017. Lane Jacobson took ownership in 2018, acutely aware of the legacy he inherited. At the time, he said, “If I

can at the very least maintain what (Brad Smith) had going on here, I will be very happy.” Despite the uncertainty of the past two years, Jacobson can safely say that he has honored that legacy and, just as his predecessors did, he is carrying it forward into the next 30 years. For that, he credits a profound level of community support. And that is what will be celebrated over Memorial Day weekend. Paulina Springs Books is located at 252 W. Hood Ave. in Sisters.

New space offers opportunity for gallery When Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop’s lease ran out on their current space, Dennis and Helen Schmidling learned that Paulina Springs Books was interested in acquiring the space for an expansion of the adjacent bookstore. At the same time, space was available in the former Ken Scott Gallery building just to the east. If the gallery could move and Paulina Springs could acquire new

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space, it seemed that everyone would come out ahead. “We all love the bookstore, so we all agreed to do that,” Helen Schmidling told The Nugget. The new gallery space will be a boon to the Schmidlings’ work. “It’s a larger space than what we have here,” Helen said. “It’ll enable us to possibly acquire work by new artists, but more importantly

create a better display throughout the gallery. It’s been completely renovated. There’s a lot more light.” While she can’t put a date on a move, Schmidling said she expects minimal disruption to operations. And, she noted, the expansion of both businesses will enhance the Hood Avenue Art District that gallery and shop owners have been cultivating over the past several years.

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Commentary...

Finding the middle way

By Mitchell Luftig Columnist

According to the Pew Research Center, social trust is a belief in the honesty, integrity, and reliability of others — a “faith in people.” “Levels of social trust, averaged across a country, predict national economic growth as powerfully as financial and physical capital, and more powerfully than skill levels…” Social trust is positively associated with life satisfaction and negatively associated with suicide. But social trust has eroded in the United States, due in part to a change in our body politic. Rather than governing in a spirit of bipartisanship, today liberals and conservatives square off in the spirit of winner take all. Campaigns meanwhile whip up the party faithful, imploring them for contributions to defeat those dirty scoundrels on the other side. As long as we believe only one approach to governance works, we will struggle as a nation to listen to each other, find common ground, and rebuild social trust. In his book, “The Righteous Mind,” Johnathan Haidt illustrates differences between liberals and conservatives and where each governance structure falls short. Haidt believes that each

of us comes pre-wired for a sense of “fairness,” a moral foundation that enabled our ancestors to reap the rewards of cooperative relationships. But liberal and conservative ideas of fairness differ significantly. Liberals, Haidt says, think of fairness in terms of equitable outcomes. Taxation is used as a tool to more evenly distribute wealth. However this approach may disincentivize people to work hard, launch their own businesses, create new technologies, innovate. Conservatives think of fairness in terms of proportionality — the harder you work, the more you will prosper. If you fail to acquire wealth, it is due to laziness. Tax policies support the view that we should keep the wealth we have created through hard work. The conservative position fails to take into account that due to poverty, racism, gender discrimination, etc. Americans don’t compete on a level playing field. In today’s economy one can work two or three part-time jobs and still not be able to pay all of their bills. The middle approach would be to use tax policies to create a more level playing field for opportunity so that all people who work hard have a fair chance to build wealth. As more See MIDDLE WAY on page 27

TREES: Failing trees were identified by City forester Continued from page 1

trees and the City will grind the stumps. They plan this as a model project to be done in phases. Two properties have already had several trees removed. There was concern that removing all the trees at once would create too great a change in a short period so the process will be spread out over time. A mature ponderosa tree located in City right-of-way at 392 W. Main Ave. has a root system encroaching on the adjoining property, possibly causing tripping hazards and creating pressure on the building’s foundation. City Forester Dan Galecki said that close inspection of the sidewalk panels actually showed evidence of sinking and possible material loss underneath the panels, which would not be corrected by entirely removing the ponderosa. Galecki recommended keeping the ponderosa and doing a step-by-step process to cut away the offending roots, stating there was a 70to 80-percent chance the tree would “heal the root-cutting procedure on its own and most likely survive by producing root growth elsewhere.” He also recommended installing root barriers. After much deliberation, the UFB elected to have the tree removed, citing concerns about trimming the roots and causing the tree to lose its anchor. The removal will be done at City expense, estimated at $900 to $1,500.

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One of the spots on East Cascade Avenue where ponderosa pine trees will be removed from the City right-of-way. Central Electric’s power lines are visible in trees. New and upcoming measures for water conservation and irrigation of the large ponderosas located in the southeast section of Creekside Campground are being taken to maintain those trees, which provide shelter and privacy from the adjacent neighborhood. Following Galecki’s recommendation, four juniper trees and one leaning ponderosa will be removed. Juniper is targeted as an undesirable species mainly because of its reputation for consuming much of the available water resource. The lone ponderosa will be removed because of its leaning and possibly dangerous position in the park. One large juniper will be left to help contribute to stand stocking, canopy closure, and privacy from the adjacent residential area. A large 18-inch ponderosa located near the dog-play area on the eastern portion of the

campground is exhibiting orange-colored foliage and is in a severe state of decline. Because the tree represents a hazard to campers, it will be removed. That area of the park has suffered similar tree loss in the past. Close observation of remaining trees will be conducted to help notice problems, such as insect infestation or pathogens, before they are catastrophic. A 19-inch ponderosa located on the FivePine campus, near the front of Shibui Spa but in a City right-of-way, is failing and will be removed. Other trees in that area have exhibited decline that could be due to soil compaction, parking lot wash, chemicals, or fungus. After approving the removal of so many trees, UFB member Marcus Peck reminded his fellow members, “We have to deal with issues greater than just hugging trees.”

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Kizziar competes in State tennis at OSU By Rongi Yost Correspondent

Juhree Kizziar was the lone Outlaw from the girls tennis squad who competed at the 4A State Tennis Championships Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21 at Oregon State University. Kizziar defeated sophomore Allen Herrera from Ontario 6-1, 6-1, in the first round of 16 on Friday. In the quarterfinals she fell 1-6, 1-6 to senior Anna Semier of Catlin Gable, and was eliminated from the tournament. Kizziar shared her thoughts on the experience. “My first match was a little easier, and the second match I learned what I need to do, and I’m excited to get better,” she said. “Semier’s ground strokes were amazing! I want to play with more confidence and not worry about missing. “I felt like I played consistent and never gave up,” added Kizziar. “And, it was fun seeing everyone at higher levels.” Coach Bruce Fenn said, “As Juhree learns to hit with more pace in all shots with confidence she will elevate her game to new heights. Juhree’s tennis journey has only begun!”

JAZZ BAND: Students know it’s fun to be good Continued from page 1

win is technically a repeat championship from the 201819 school year, because the pandemic derailed competition over the past two years. The jazz ensemble served up some challenging work, and made it sing. “We played four songs in four different styles,” Cranor said. “We did a kind of modern swing tune — most of it was five beats per measure instead of four, so it was a little unorthodox.” “When I Fall in Love” featured a vocal solo by Bo Beaver. Nick Manley soloed on piano for a gospel ballad. “We closed with a contemporary samba called ‘Coconut Champagne,’” Cranor said. That was the ensemble’s closing piece for the 2018-19 championships. “It’s the first piece I’ve ever repeated,” Cranor said. “That was, admittedly, a little selfish piece for me, because I wanted to hear that piece again for nostalgic purposes.” Cranor has reason to feel nostalgic: After eight years leading the Outlaws band program, he’s leaving at the end of this year to take a position at South Fort Myers High School in Florida. The move came after his fiancé, Anyssa Bohanan, whom he met in Bend, took a position as an ABC News anchor in Fort Myers. His successor has already been selected. She is Mikayla Golka, who is finishing her masters degree at the University of Oregon and

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The Outlaws senior rhythm section (left-right): Nick Manley (piano), Chase Frankl (drums), Oscar Rhett (bass — and the only student remaining from the very first jazz combo eight years ago, the first year teaching for outgoing band director Tyler Cranor, center). has been student-teaching at Sheldon High School in Eugene. She has already been in town to meet the young musicians and begin the transition of the program. Cranor expressed confidence that the culture of the band program in Sisters schools will continue under Golka’s leadership. That culture he defined as recognizing that “it’s really fun to be good.” Despite the multiple honors won by Sisters musicians over the years, the program has never really been about “winning.” That’s a byproduct of simply seeking to be good. “Students here have never been overly competitive,” Cranor said. “The students here just really care about putting on a good show.” The Sisters community will get to see one of those good shows in the band’s final performance of the year at Sisters High School auditorium Thursday, May 26, at 7 p.m. Cranor acknowledged the support of the Sisters community, and organizations

like the Sisters Folk Festival, which has brought professional touring musicians into the schools. That deepens the students’ appreciation of serious commitment to music. “They get a really good look at the professional music world and what that looks like,” he said. Cranor, who plays bass and tuba, will depart for Florida on June 26, sneaking in a couple of live performances before he goes — at Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend on June 21 and at Angeline’s Bakery in Sisters on June 24.

Cranor leaves a strong program that weathered the extraordinary challenges posed by a pandemic that kept musicians apart. There are 32 participants in the SHS winds program and approximately 24 students in the Sisters Middle School band program. “Both of those are essentially as large or larger than they were pre-COVID,” Cranor notes. So, while a melancholy blue note hangs in the air with Cranor’s departure, he leaves a program that’s ready to swing into a new era.

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Detectives investigate death off Highway 242 A mushroom hunter found the body of a dead man off Highway 242 near the snow gate on Saturday, May 21. Deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff ’s Office (DCSO) were dispatched to the scene and began conducting a death investigation. Detectives and a deputy medical examiner from Deschutes County Medical Examiner’s Office also arrived on scene to assist in the investigation. According to DCSO, the investigation found no evidence of foul play. Sgt. Jason Jaynes reported that, “At this time DCSO is still waiting for confirmation on the subject’s identity. Family notifications will be made after his identity is confirmed.”

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GRO CELEBRATES SENIORS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS Sixty members of the Sisters High School class of 2022 received local scholarships at the Graduate Resource Organization’s (GRO) Senior Celebration held Wednesday, May 18 at Sisters High. “Every single senior who applied through the GRO system was awarded at least one scholarship,” said high school counselor Rick Kroytz. All of the scholarships are homegrown and range in criteria from students seeking four-year degrees to students seeking technical training in one or two-year programs. Scholarship amounts ranged from $500 to $12,000. Some organizations or individual donors gave multiple awards, resulting in a total of 117 separate awards from over 70 donors. “There truly is something for everyone,” said Kroytz. In all, GRO distributed $273,700 this year, a record amount. The ceremony took on a new format with awards being delivered in the auditorium as a slideshow, including the recipient’s senior picture and awards received. A special slideshow tribute to Stewart and Verle Weitzman highlighted the awards ceremony. Stewart passed away in December. Since 2006 the Weitzmans have contributed nearly $500,000 to Sisters High School graduates. Verle was on hand to present this year’s winners. Following the gathering in the auditorium, scholarship winners got to meet with donors in the commons. “The new format worked very well and there were smiles all around as students got to meet the benefactors,” said GRO chairman Tim Ross. Five new scholarships were added to the GRO list this year, and the organization continues to seek more donors, according to Ross. The new scholarships included the Bedouin (In honor of Julie Gravely)

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STEAM: Art serves as a prompt for students to expand thinking Continued from page 1

bring to life with crayons. Students contributed to an impressive sculpture about connecting people, an assemblage that snaked along the SMS commons stage. The selfie staging area included a painted jacket people could wear and a throne-like chair. A zine-style coloring book, “Awesome Alliteration Art,” debuted. Featuring illustrations and words by SMS sixth graders, it popped with stories of Pop’s pretty polar bears, leaping leopards lunging at lemon-licking Lewis, and a quacking Queen of Quails. A comic character proclaimed, “It’s rare to rage about ribs.” In the art room, with its wild assortment of brushes and pens, papers and pigments, Molesworth worked on a sponge painting. Participants were encouraged to make the paintings inspired by the work of 20th-century Black American abstract painter Alma Thomas. Said Molesworth of STEAM Night, “It was really fun. At the beginning I came here early and I was handing out posters and greeting everybody.” She is a student of art teacher Judy Fuentes, who helped organize the event. “Ms. Fuentes is the best homeroom teacher ever,” exclaimed Molesworth. “We get to work on art a lot; she’s really, really nice. It’s a really good environment. All the teachers here are really good.” Several parents were encouraged to paint, with printouts of Thomas’ paintings nearby. At first they demurred, but eventually sat down and started making art, absorbed in the act of creation. Fuentes said she viewed the evening as an opportunity for families to get back in the school building together, which hasn’t happened much in the last couple years due to the pandemic.

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Fifth grader Annabelle Molesworth created heart-shaped art in the art classroom of Judy Fuentes. “What I loved about tonight was the stillness in the activities,” she said. “Nobody was on their phone. They were engaged in the space and with each other.” STEAM Night “shined a light, exposing our families to the ways our kids get to learn here,” said Fuentes. “It’s not just static and rote. Kids make science posters and they get to work with Sphero robots and stop-motion animation and painting, and all types of creative opportunities to problem-solve and work with others.” Soft skills and life skills are taught along with academic subjects. “What I allow students to do is to create their own ideas,” Fuentes said. “They have to be confident and articulate, and then you’ve got to plan and problem-solve and work towards that goal.” In art as elsewhere in life, it’s useful to be willing to alter goals “but still persevere and get it going on.” How can community in Sisters support young kids who have creative ambitions? “I feel like we get support from outside entities, whether it’s the Folk Festival or The Roundhouse Foundation or the Art Association at Black Butte Ranch — they’ve donated money to our art supplies,” said Fuentes. “Things

like that matter a lot.” For families, Fuentes recommended supporting kids at home with creative ideas “in such a way that allows them to believe in themselves and to flourish.” She also suggested working with kids to expand from using the word “like.” People tend to get stuck on saying quickly, “I like that” or “I don’t like it,” about art, music, and movies. Fuentes asks kids, “What do you like about it?” She added that it’s okay if you don’t like a particular creation. Either way, “talking about their idea in an analytical way instead of just like or don’tlike. Helping our artists, at any age, to just wonder.” Above all art is a prompt, said Fuentes. “Art, literature, movies, all the different types of art forms, are prompts for us to think new things or confirm ideas or debate ideas. Some art is so powerful it makes you do something, makes you take an action.” As for STEAM Night, Fuentes enjoyed seeing “littles and families doing all those STEAM activities; it was super fun.” Molesworth enjoyed the evening too. “I really like the color-in pages,” Molesworth said, “Me and a couple of my friends helped make them. It was a really good night.”

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Adam St. Clair can identify malfunctioning computer components and repair or replace them at his new shop in Sisters.

Sisters man launches computer business By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

Adam St. Clair’s story is a classic tale of American entrepreneurism: He had a talent and a passion, saw an unmet need, and set about filling it. St. Clair has launched Three Peaks Computers at 625 N. Arrowleaf Trail, Ste. 106 in Sisters (next to Level 5 CrossFit and Sisters Dance Academy). “I’ve been working on and rebuilding computers since I was about 15 years old,” St. Clair said. There was a strong impetus for the teenager to learn to repair a computer: His broke down, leaving him with no way to play his video games. A new computer or an expensive repair weren’t in the cards, so he took the computer apart and figured out that one part had gone bad. He went down to the local computer store and bought the part, installed it — and he was back to gaming. The folks at the computer store were so impressed with his ingenuity that they took him under their wing and taught him the ins and outs of computer repair. St. Clair has continued building on that knowledge and capability his whole life. Stranded in Missouri after a divorce, St. Clair and a good friend who became a romantic partner headed west to Oregon, where his friend had family — and a vacation condo at Pine Meadow Village. “Her mom was heavily into the Quilt Show,” St. Clair said. He and his partner first visited Sisters in 2003 and “just fell in love with the town.” Living in Portland, they figured out a way to move to Sisters last year, and St. Clair

immediately started contemplating opening a business repairing and rebuilding computers, tablets, and cell phones. “It’s the one thing we don’t have in town,” he said, noting that the idea received highly positive feedback. “Everybody was so excited about it,” he said. St. Clair works on Macs and PCs, tablets, and smart phones, and he can do custom builds. He’ll offer a free 15-minute diagnostic assessment, and he won’t steer anyone into an unneeded repair. “If it’s not cost-effective, I won’t tell you to do it,” he said. “For me, it’s about keeping it affordable.” That said, a problem can often be traced to a single failed component that can be repaired or replaced costeffectively, extending the life of a device — just like the computer St. Clair first repaired back in his youth. St. Clair can set up workstations at businesses or homes, and eventually plans to carry desks in his expansive workspace. He’s also offering keyboards, headphones, and mice, and offers electronics recycling services. He also loves to create vehicles and other devices driven by computers. “My first thought is, ‘How can I put a computer in it,’” he said. “I’m a fabricator by heart.” Three Peaks Computers offers a 10 percent military and first responder discount. “I grew up in a military family,” he explained. St. Clair wants to be more than just a business in Sisters — he’s eager to give back to the Kiwanis Food Bank and to the Quilt Show and other Sisters entities. “I want to be part of the community,” he said. For more information, call 541-904-4353.

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By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service

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On May 20, Cloverdale Fire District and a medic unit from SistersCamp Sherman Fire District responded to a report of a twovehicle rollover accident at Highway 126 and Camp Polk Road. Upon arrival of responders, it was determined that a pickup was towing another pickup and lost control exiting the corner, causing both of the vehicles to roll over. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured. Deschutes County Sheriffs Office assisted at the scene for traffic control.

MIDDLE WAY: Differences can be reconciled Continued from page 20

people ascend to the middle class, and their purchasing power grows, our economy will thrive. The special problem of the free-rider. Communities prosper when its members work together to create resources that benefit everyone. But throughout human history there has existed “free-riders” who try to siphon off a community’s resources without lending a helping hand. Evolutionary psychologists tell us that the way to respond to free-riders is to deprive them of communal resources, and then when their general welfare suffers, provide incentives to work for the welfare of everyone in the community. Failing to acknowledge the problem of the freerider and treating everyone the same, liberals may enable free-riders to take advantage of communities. Conservatives believe that everyone needing government assistance is a freerider who should be able to make it on their own. The free-rider dilemma can be illustrated by how liberal and conservative cities approach tenant/landlord relationships. Liberal cities try to protect tenants from bad landlords, with laws and rules

that favor the rights of renters. Liberal cities fail to account for free-riders who will squat, rent-free until evicted. This places an undue burden on landlords, driving them out of the rental market, which exacerbates the lack of affordable housing. The five most tenantfriendly states are Vermont, Delaware, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Nevada. Conservative cities try to protect landlords from unscrupulous tenants, i.e. free-riders, by not imposing a cap on the size of late fees or damage deposits, and making it easier to evict tenants who fall behind on rent payments or damage property. Lower property taxes may attract investors. Evicting a tenant for a late rent payment—viewing them as a free-rider—when they made all of their previous rent payments on time, may push them further into poverty and toward living on the street. The most landlordfriendly states are Indiana, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, and Florida. Somewhere in the middle between liberal and conservative approaches to rental law lies a balance point where tenants are protected from bad landlords and landlords are protected from bad tenants, i.e., free-riders. If we can find the middle way between conservative and liberal approaches to governance we may rebuild social trust, increasing our prosperity.

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District. Olsen said the District will move on hiring one shift captain immediately in an effort to relieve overstretched volunteers and staff. “We’re just needing to get the 24-hour coverage as quickly as we can,” Chief Olsen said. The short staffing the District has been experiencing in recent years has already taken a toll: Captain and Training Officer Jeremy Hall has resigned. “He just couldn’t do the hours,” Chief Olsen said. “I get it. He’s staying on as a volunteer. We’re moving forward. We’ve hired a replacement for him.” The new Training Officer is Travis Bootes, who has been serving in the Sisters Fire District as a volunteer lieutenant. “Travis is full-time now,”

Olsen said. Another captain position funded by the levy will come on later, as the District collects revenue. Chief Olsen noted that all agencies are experiencing difficulties recruiting personnel and students right now. The Chief expressed gratitude for the strong level of community support. “It’s been refreshing to see the support,” he said. “We’re grateful that they (voters) recognize our needs and that they answered the call.” In other election news, incumbent Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone won the Republican primary for his position, defeating Scott Stuart. He will face Democrat Oliver Tatom in November. Patti Adair was unopposed in her primary for reelection to the Board of Commissioners. She will face Democrat Morgan Schmidt in the general election. Deputy Jason Pollock defeated incumbent Sheriff Marc Heckathorn in the primary race. Pollock held 52 percent of the vote as of last

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week. If he comes in above 50 percent in the final primary vote count, his name will appear alone on the November ballot. Jamie McLeod-Skinner held a commanding 20-percentage point lead in the 5th Congressional District race against incumbent Kurt Schrader. The district encompasses much of Deschutes and Clackamas counties. However, a printing glitch in Clackamas County ballots has delayed a final count, potentially into June. Willamette Week reported that the McLeod-Skinner campaign has filed a formal complaint regarding observation of the hand-counting process on marred ballots. “[T]he McLeod-Skinner campaign alleged to Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan that the Clackamas County Elections Office violated state law by allowing a representative of the Schrader campaign into the office an hour before allowing in an observer from his challenger’s campaign,” the paper reported.

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women, and it is the natural instinct which God has endowed them with. For this reason, most women throughout the world would never consider having an abortion. It is an act of pure selfishness and disregard for another life that a woman would want to terminate the life of her offspring, for her own convenience. The man who contributed to making this life and agreeing to the termination of it is also guilty. There is overwhelming evidence and testimony from medical professionals that human life begins at conception. Anyone who desires to look at this objectively can do the research and find out the truth about when life begins. At six weeks old, a baby in the womb has a detectible heartbeat. I have heard it said that many mothers who have intended to abort their offspring will change their minds after seeing an ultrasound of the baby; seeing it with all of its features in their womb. God’s Word says, “Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things.” (Isa. 44:24). There are many other references as well, which show us what God, the highest authority, thinks about when life begins. God is very much opposed to the shedding of innocent blood. He speaks often about this and will judge both those who do such, as well as those who promote this evil. When a nation, such as ours allows for this, there are bound to be consequences. We see that happening now with the rapid tearing down of our society. “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people” (Prov. 14:34). Repentance is an option, however. We as individuals can change our minds and agree with God. Forgiveness is freely given to those who ask for it. Richard McDaniel

FS suspends prescribed burning Foresters have conducted several prescribed burning operations south of Sisters this spring as part of ongoing efforts to reduce fuels and restore forest health. That program is now on hold. On May 20, Forest Service chief Randy Moore announced a 90-day suspension of all prescribed burning on National Forest lands, including on the Deschutes National Forest. In a statement, Moore wrote: “[B]ecause of the current extreme wildfire risk conditions in the field, I am initiating a pause on prescribed fire operations on National Forest System lands while we conduct a 90-day review of protocols, decision support tools, and practices ahead of planned operations this fall.

“Our primary goal in engaging prescribed fires and wildfires is to ensure the safety of the communities involved. Our employees who are engaging in prescribed fire operations are part of these communities across the nation. The communities we serve, and our employees, deserve the very best tools and science supporting them as we continue to navigate toward reducing the risk of severe wildfires in the future…. “The review I am announcing today will task representatives from across the wildland fire and research community with conducting

the national review and evaluating the prescribed fire program, from the best available science to on-the-ground implementation. Lessons learned and any resulting program improvements will be in place prior to resuming prescribed burning.” Conditions in Sisters have been favorable in recent weeks for prescribed burns, and operations were planned for this week. Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid told The Nugget the District had 300400 acres of treatment still planned for this spring. Those projects are on hold, with the earliest window after the suspension being fall burning.

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To the Editor: You showed a beautiful photo of SDA’s Emily Huber on the last issue’s front page. And yet there was no article featuring all the other participants in this amazing presentation. How disappointing, and a slight to these hardworking dancers. Michelle Lane

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